Legal Question in Personal Injury in Maryland
Liability Release Notarized?
We have a small farm where we do some horse boarding. We have a liability release form that we have all boarders and anyone they want to bring out to the farm sign. We have also been requiring that they get the forms notarized. This has been creating a hardship with some of the boarders when they want to just pop over with someone, having to find a notary at the spur of the moment. My question is, is there any great benefit to having the form notarized verses just letting the person or parent/guardian sign the form? Are we less protected by not having the forms notarized?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Liability Release Notarized?
The protection is more with the wording of the waiver/release and less with the method of it being effected. The form should be reviewed by an attorney.
Having the form notarized ensures that the signature is bona fide to the extent practicable through a notary. Without a notarized signature you may have problems with introducing the waiver in court should this ever become necessary for trial.
Further protection may extend from having appropriate insurance.
Contact an attorney for assistance with these matters.
Re: Liability Release Notarized?
Notarization does not affect the validity of the release, however, should you end up in court for some reason relating to the release you may have difficulty getting it introduced into evidence if the party signing it denies it is his or her signature.
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